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Maxtor200GB HD Failed, very strange problem
I purchased this 200GB Maxtor harddrive in Nov. 2003. It ran fine, and I
had no problem with it using the ATA133 PCI card that came with it. But just this past weekend, when I turn on my computer's power, the hard drive started beeping! Yeah.. how weird is that?! XP won't recognize it, and the ATA133 PCI card won't recognize it. Well, here's what I did so far: 1. unplug the IDE cable, and just left the power plugged in, and powered up my system, the drive started beeping pattern, and I made sure the sound wasn't coming from the motherboard (I didn't bother hooking up a pc speaker). The beeping didn't stop until XP booted up. 2. plugged the hard drive into a different power supply, and it did the same thing. 3. Plugged the hard drive into a different box (my linux box) and it play the same stupid tone. If you know what is going on with this hard drive, or have some suggestions, please let share it. It would be interesting to see what the problem is. Many thanks in advance!! |
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"Max" wrote in message . 165... I purchased this 200GB Maxtor harddrive in Nov. 2003. It ran fine, and I had no problem with it using the ATA133 PCI card that came with it. But just this past weekend, when I turn on my computer's power, the hard drive started beeping! Yeah.. how weird is that?! XP won't recognize it, and the ATA133 PCI card won't recognize it. Well, here's what I did so far: 1. unplug the IDE cable, and just left the power plugged in, and powered up my system, the drive started beeping pattern, and I made sure the sound wasn't coming from the motherboard (I didn't bother hooking up a pc speaker). The beeping didn't stop until XP booted up. 2. plugged the hard drive into a different power supply, and it did the same thing. 3. Plugged the hard drive into a different box (my linux box) and it play the same stupid tone. If you know what is going on with this hard drive, or have some suggestions, please let share it. It would be interesting to see what the problem is. Many thanks in advance!! I've tried this many times on failed drives... and though it usually does not work...I had success once I put the drive in my freezer for an hour then put it back in the machine and got it to work long enough to recover the data |
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hard drives don't beep
Philo, nice tip, didn't help my notebook HD, though "Max" wrote in message . 165... I purchased this 200GB Maxtor harddrive in Nov. 2003. It ran fine, and I had no problem with it using the ATA133 PCI card that came with it. But just this past weekend, when I turn on my computer's power, the hard drive started beeping! Yeah.. how weird is that?! XP won't recognize it, and the ATA133 PCI card won't recognize it. Well, here's what I did so far: 1. unplug the IDE cable, and just left the power plugged in, and powered up my system, the drive started beeping pattern, and I made sure the sound wasn't coming from the motherboard (I didn't bother hooking up a pc speaker). The beeping didn't stop until XP booted up. 2. plugged the hard drive into a different power supply, and it did the same thing. 3. Plugged the hard drive into a different box (my linux box) and it play the same stupid tone. If you know what is going on with this hard drive, or have some suggestions, please let share it. It would be interesting to see what the problem is. Many thanks in advance!! |
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 03:40:27 GMT, "Paul L"
wrote: hard drives don't beep Philo, nice tip, didn't help my notebook HD, though Yes they do... been there, done that Some drives do, when there's a problem. I've examined one that did, it didn't have a speaker, so I can only assume the bearings were making a sound identical to a beep... it really did sound like an electronic beeper, not a squealing noise or anything like that. |
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 06:33:25 GMT, kony wrote:
Yes they do... been there, done that Some drives do, when there's a problem. I've examined one that did, it didn't have a speaker, so I can only assume the bearings were making a sound identical to a beep... it really did sound like an electronic beeper, not a squealing noise or anything like that. As a hobby I fly electric powered radio controlled model airplanes. Many of the microprocessor based speed controls for these planes make the motor chirp when they are connected to the battery. Then they emit two chirps to signal that they are getting a proper signal from the transmitter and are now armed (watch out for that propellor!) These are intentional chirps generated by the microprocessor switching the motor on and off rapidly. The sound is emitted by the coils of the motor. My guess is that the beeps from the hard drive are also intentional and signal some kind of fault, similar to the beeps from a motherboard that fails during boot-up. Jeff |
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"Stephen B" wrote in message ... kony wrote: On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 03:40:27 GMT, "Paul L" wrote: hard drives don't beep Philo, nice tip, didn't help my notebook HD, though Yes they do... been there, done that Some drives do, when there's a problem. I've examined one that did, it didn't have a speaker, so I can only assume the bearings were making a sound identical to a beep... it really did sound like an electronic beeper, not a squealing noise or anything like that. I have a drive that chirps on cold boot for a few moments. It was making me crazy for quite some time. It's in a removable cage awaiting format and testing and isn't being used. I plugged it in the other day and sure enough, it chirped/beeped on cold boot power up. So they can and do beep. -steve Hey, you learn something new every day. I've had maxtors, they never beeped but then again a 200gb is newer than mine |
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Jeff, Thank you for the insightful info. I did suspect the sound was
made by the motor because right before the beeping tone, the drive motor made two subtle noise. Ok, so now we all agree that the hard drive made the beeping tone, can anyone offer any suggestions on why the sounds were made and any possible solutions to recover the data? I have read somewhere that simply replacing an identical PCB probably will not fix anything, and may even damage the drive. So there goes the idea of buying another 200GB drive (identical model). Differences such as firmware or other stuff subtle differences will screw up the data on the platters. The idea of putting the hard drive in the freezer will most likely damage the drive. My reasoning is this: when you take the very cold hard drive out of the freezer, the normal room temperature vs. cold hard drive temperature will form water residues (based on my past disection of hard drives, it doesn't seem to be air tight). These water residues will screw up the electronics and may possibly short something out. Regardless, it probably won't be a pretty sight. Ok, let's see if someone can offer some insights here Hey, Thank you all for pitching in. I respect everyone's opinion.. As a hobby I fly electric powered radio controlled model airplanes. Many of the microprocessor based speed controls for these planes make the motor chirp when they are connected to the battery. Then they emit two chirps to signal that they are getting a proper signal from the transmitter and are now armed (watch out for that propellor!) These are intentional chirps generated by the microprocessor switching the motor on and off rapidly. The sound is emitted by the coils of the motor. My guess is that the beeps from the hard drive are also intentional and signal some kind of fault, similar to the beeps from a motherboard that fails during boot-up. Jeff |
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